Pricing: So Far, So Stable
As expected, paper prices have been stable so far this year. But observers offer differing opinions as to when prices will rise, and by how much. Our
Lists & Data - Business-14-05-2013
PMG Warns of Steep Postal Rate Hike in 2006
In a joint House-Senate hearing on postal reform on March 23, Postmaster General Jack Potter told the panel that if the laws governing the U.S. Postal
Rejuvenation Eyes Retail Expansion
Rejuvenation, a cataloger of period lighting fixtures and hardware, is opening its second store, a 6,000-sq.-ft. shop in Seattle, next month. The new
Personal Creations Parent Buys Bankrupt Silvo
The name and assets of Silvo Hardware Co., the Rolling Meadows, IL-based owner of the Silvo Home & Garden catalog, was sold on March 2 to Creative Catalogs
People News
Jonathan Shapiro was named president of Rye, NY-based gifts and home products cataloger Lillian Vernon Corp. He was previously chief strategy officer
Production Page: Pottery Barn Pleased with Remote Proofing
As a marketer of furniture, bedding, window treatments, and home accessories, Pottery Barn places a priority on color accuracy. But like nearly all other
Production Page: Better Color Management
For catalog production managers, color can be a four-letter word. In some product lines in particular apparel, home decor, food inaccurate color reproduction
People News
The Direct Marketing Association announced that president/CEO Robert Wientzen will retire on July 1. An executive search committee consisting of current
BBC America Shop Rules Britannia
The sun has set on the Britannia catalog. Having acquired the catalog from TargetDirect in August, New York-based BBC Worldwide Americas (parent company
School Specialty Buys McGraw-Hill Titles
Greenville, WI-based School Specialty is at again. The acquisitive parent of such school-products catalogs as Childcraft, Sax Arts & Crafts, and Sportime